HOW DO I MONEY?http://howdoimoney.com
Get out of debt, grow your net worth.Tue, 19 Sep 2017 01:18:04 +0000en-UShourly1https://wordpress.org/?v=4.7.6http://howdoimoney.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/cropped-Screen-Shot-2016-11-07-at-11.57.58-AM-32x32.pngHOW DO I MONEY?http://howdoimoney.com
3232The Next Chapter for The Olsenshttp://howdoimoney.com/next-chapter-olsens/
http://howdoimoney.com/next-chapter-olsens/#commentsTue, 19 Sep 2017 00:57:24 +0000http://howdoimoney.com/?p=3468Major Announcement! Short version I have accepted a position as a sales agent for SelectQuote insurance! I started Aug 7th. I am very excited about the job and about moving into this new chapter in life. I don’t know what the future holds for this blog but if I had to guess it will either […]

]]>http://howdoimoney.com/next-chapter-olsens/feed/5How The Beatles Helped Me Find What’s Important In Lifehttp://howdoimoney.com/thebeatles/
http://howdoimoney.com/thebeatles/#commentsThu, 20 Apr 2017 14:59:45 +0000http://howdoimoney.com/?p=3313So there was this band called The Beatles. They were incredible. They had an album called Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. There’s a song on that album called Fixing a Hole. Last week I watched a documentary about the making of the album. When they got to the song Fixing a Hole a lyric […]

]]>http://howdoimoney.com/thebeatles/feed/12Track and Grow Your Net Worth (April challenge!)http://howdoimoney.com/track-grow-net-worth-april-challenge/
http://howdoimoney.com/track-grow-net-worth-april-challenge/#respondTue, 04 Apr 2017 19:10:14 +0000http://howdoimoney.com/?p=3228Join the Facebook group to get the most out of all of our monthly money challenges. Tracking (and growing) your net worth, let’s do this! I’ve been tracking our net worth since 2010. I do it every single month right after I track our spending, create a new budget and update our debt snowball. […]

]]>http://howdoimoney.com/track-grow-net-worth-april-challenge/feed/0Use the budgeting tool that works for you. (Here’s what works for us.)http://howdoimoney.com/use-the-budget-tool-that-works-for-you/
http://howdoimoney.com/use-the-budget-tool-that-works-for-you/#commentsMon, 03 Apr 2017 08:39:40 +0000http://howdoimoney.com/?p=3078There’s a million different ways to manage your money. And a million different tools to help. I get asked often what tool should I use? My answer is always the same… Use the tool that works best for you. Here’s what works best for us. Carrie and I use a Google Sheet. We use it […]

]]>http://howdoimoney.com/use-the-budget-tool-that-works-for-you/feed/317 – Fighting The Clutter Monster! (Podcast)http://howdoimoney.com/17-fighting-the-clutter-monster-podcast/
http://howdoimoney.com/17-fighting-the-clutter-monster-podcast/#respondWed, 29 Mar 2017 15:08:06 +0000http://howdoimoney.com/?p=3152We went from a 133 square foot travel trailer to a 2 story house and managed to fill it with stuff almost over night. It’s almost like someone breaks in at night and leaves stuff instead of stealing it. (Sometimes I wish they would steal!) In this episode Carrie and I discuss how your house […]

]]>http://howdoimoney.com/17-fighting-the-clutter-monster-podcast/feed/0Why you should track your net worth (and how)http://howdoimoney.com/track-net-worth-personal-capital/
http://howdoimoney.com/track-net-worth-personal-capital/#commentsMon, 27 Mar 2017 08:47:44 +0000http://howdoimoney.com/?p=3094One number. Easy to calculate. Fun to watch grow. One of the most important parts of money management. If you’ve never calculated your net worth, do it today! Here’s how… Assets – Debts = Net Worth It’s that easy. It takes less time than working a monthly budget. The tools we use to track our net […]

]]>http://howdoimoney.com/track-net-worth-personal-capital/feed/5Go from *totally lost* to *totally in control* with these four money basics.http://howdoimoney.com/four-money-basics/
http://howdoimoney.com/four-money-basics/#commentsTue, 14 Mar 2017 20:41:32 +0000http://howdoimoney.com/?p=3068The core message of this blog is to keep things simple and moving forward. (And have fun!) It’s time we get back to the basics. Here’s the same four steps we took when we first started paying attention to our money. Follow these four simple steps and you’ll turn from totally lost to totally in […]

]]>http://howdoimoney.com/four-money-basics/feed/2March 2017 Challenge! Clean out your house and sell your JUNK!http://howdoimoney.com/march-2017-challenge-clean-house-sell-junk/
http://howdoimoney.com/march-2017-challenge-clean-house-sell-junk/#commentsFri, 10 Mar 2017 18:49:41 +0000http://howdoimoney.com/?p=3045Spring is springing, time to clean house and stuff some cash in the bank! Your challenge is to go through your house, basement, attic, garage, and storage unit and sell as much stuff as you can. Craigslist, ebay, yardsale, pawn shop…. whatever. Just get it done. Sell so much stuff it starts to feel weird!!! […]

]]>http://howdoimoney.com/feb-2017-monthly-challenge-uber-frugal-month-frugal-woods/feed/2Be open to free and free will be open to you.http://howdoimoney.com/be-open-to-free-and-free-will-be-open-to-you/
http://howdoimoney.com/be-open-to-free-and-free-will-be-open-to-you/#commentsWed, 08 Feb 2017 17:08:44 +0000http://howdoimoney.com/?p=2955Carrie and I were on our way out to look at a new set of couches for our living room. A neighbor stopped us to chat… What are you up to today? We’re going to look at some couches. Oh, what store are you going to? Uh, Craigslist. The question caught me off guard. When […]